Planoctiaph co



E. HECTOR.

FLUID OPERATED ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1913. RENEWED 05c. 12. 1918. 1,310,712.

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FLUID OPERATED ENG INE. APPLICAUQN FILED APR. 26, 1913- RENEWED DEC. 12, 19I8- 1,8 10,7 1 2.. Patented July 22, 1919.

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Patented July 22, 1919.

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E. HECTOR.

FLUID OPERATED ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILE!) APR. 26, 1913. RENEWED 05c. 12,1918.

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CO. WASHINGTON. D C.

E. RECTOR.

FLUID OPERATED ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, I913. RENEWED DEC. I2, 1918.

1,3 1 0,7 l 2. Patented July 22, 1919.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0-. WASHINGTON n. C.

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'rLUIn-orEnArnD ENGINE.

Specification of Letters iatent. Patented July 22, 1919.

Application filed April 26, 1913, Serial No. 763,726. Renewed. December 12, 1918. Serial No. 266,513;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENooH Rno'ron, acitizen of the United 'States, residing in the borough of Manhattan of the city of New Yorkand State of New York have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fluid-Operated Engines: of which the fol- V lowing is a specification. Y

My invention relates to engines actuated by liquid under pressure ofan expanding steamor other fluid. One of'the objects of myinvention is to provide a fluid operated engine in which steam of any desired degree of super-heat and any desired pressuremaybe used with a liquid hydro-carbon,- withoutdestroying or disintegrating the liquid.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the pressure of the steam may be distributed evenly over the surface of the liquidso as to provide a prac tic'ally solid liquid stream or piston.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide means for positively actuating the steam or other fluid inlets and outlets comprising a plate or a similar device normally in contact with the surface of the liquid.

Still another object ofthe invention is to provide means whereby ,the nozzles. or simiagainst the motor may a single operating lever. V p Still another object of my invention consists in providing a plurality of motors rigidly secured with' relation to each other and which are connected to driving shafts in such a manner as to compensate for variations in the inovement of-said driving shafts. The various other objects of the invention will be more fully set forth in the following description of one form of engine embody ing my invention, which consists in the severalfeatures of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter pointed out and claimed. V p i In the accompanying drawings 'Figure' l-is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention with certain parts broken away for clearness;

Fig. 2 isa side elevation partly in sec 1;: .f I a.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 83 of Fig". 1' looking in the direction of the arrows and showing a connection with an automobile driving shaft V be controlled from Fig. 4 is an enlarged elevation of the steam inlet valve control mechanism;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the of F 4 looking in the direction ind cated by the arrows and showing certain parts in elevation and other partsbroken away;

Fig. 6 is a plan viewof the nozzle control with a portion of'one side broken away to show the diflerent size transverse nozzle passageways;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; Fig. 8 isa similar view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 6 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the cylinder and opening for the communicating pipes;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view through the cylinder casing taken on the line l0-l0 of Fig. 9- looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken through the conduits leading from the cylinder and taken on the line 1111 of Fig. 9 looking in such as a pair ofPelton wheels constituting the motor, one of said wheels beingadapted to drive in a forward direction and the other in a reverse direction and having oppositely disposed buckets for this purpose. Streams of liquid are forced under. pressure against said wheels'from one or a plurality of reservoirs provided with suitable outlets and inlets for admitting elastic fluid under pressure which are controlled in such a manner as to realize a high ratio of expansion of the elastic fluid without impairing the efliciency of the liquid. The reservoircommunicates with a plurality of pipes or ducts, each provided with a nozzle adjacent one of said wheels to direct the stream of liquid against the same. The supply ofliquid through the nozzles is controlled by suitable means to direct the streams of liquid either against the forward driving or the reverse driving motor as desired or both nozzles applicable to one wheel will rotate that wheel in the same direction and reversely as to the other wheel Referring to the particular' i'orm of engine illustrated in the drawings, there is shown a suitable casing 1 adapted to housethe motor and actuatlng mechanism which are dlrectly supported from a horizontally disposed bed plate 2 provided with openings to permlt the 7 motor driving liquid to flow into the lower portion of the casing containing the reservoirs for the liquid. The motor wheels 3 are 7 cylinders 17 each having its lower head ,posi- V providedwith hollow hubs 4 which are fastened together ;at their inner ends to form a hous-ingifor thedriven shaft 15' and its gearing connection with the motor. The hubs are mounted on spaced standards 66 fixed to the plate 2 and supported in suitable antif-riction bearings 8 carried by said standards.

The driven shaft 5 is-split intermediate its length, extends through sleeves 77 in the hubs 41 and has its outer ends journaled in .antiiriction bearings 9 supported by the standards 66Yand spaced from and independent of the bearings 8 but co-acting therewith to form a lubr cation containing chambers 10. The motor is connected to the shafts 5 in any suitable manner preferably by a differential gearing comprising beveled gears ll fixedon adjacent ends of the shaft sections and meshing with the beveled-pinions 12 rotatably mounted upon opposite ends of'a pin 13 suitably affixed to ,the

hubs 4:.

'Motion from the shaft 5 may be utilized for anyusefulpurpose and there is shown in Fig. 3 an arrangement to drive axles 1 1 through the pinions 15 and gearwhecls 16.

The liquid driving mechanism comprises tionedadjacent the bottom of the casing 1 and having an inlet 18 normally closed by an inwardly op'ening spring-pressed valve 19 guided by a spider 20 aiiixed to the underside of the cylinder, Each cylinder 17 has a liquid outlet passage'21 leadingto a pair of conduits having a one-way valve 22 which acts to maintain the conduits filled at all times with a portion of the liquid to form a 'solidiliquid piston.

' Reciprocating in each cylinder 17 is a bai'ile plate .23 constituting a means for main taining the expansive driving fluid such as steam separate from the liquid. The battle plates have a snug fit with'the side walls of the cylinders and preferably have their edges formed with flanges 24 having grooves 25 therein adapted to contain some of the liquid in the cylinder to form a-liquid packing'between the plates 23 and the inside walls of the cylinders.

stem 26 extends from'each baffle plate through a suitable packing in the upper head of. the cylinder and has attached thereto a link 27 pivoted to one end-of a lever 28 the other end of which lever is engaged by a spring '29 for automatically returning the plate 23 to the raised position and closes the exhaust as shown in Fig. 2.

Steam or other actuating fluid under pres sure is admitted to the portion of each cylin-' der 17 above its plate 23 and on theside thereoi opposite the liquid inlet and outlet, from a steam supplypipe 30 which leads into a valve chest 31 containing a valve .33 of any suitable construction controlling the steaminlet port 32. V

7 Each inlet valve is controlled from a trlp mechanism which produces an extremely rapid openlng of the valve. Said mecha- -n1smcon pr-ises a valve link-341 which has its lower -;end connected w th the steam inlet valve and is actuatediromthe-sliding frame through @cranlrs 36 and 37.; The

trame is slidahly mounted upon one oi a pair of posts 38the upper ends .oi-whichare connected by a head plate 39. Forming -pa1it-of the irame 35 and projecting toward the 1ink37-is a pair of vertically spaced sleeves i0 .and {11 extending through which is a rod 112 provided with apin 4L3 movable in the space betweenthesleevesAO and-fll. The lower end of the rod 4 2 has a spring seating head bearinrgnpon which and uponthe sleeve and'gnided onthe rod 42 1s a compression spring 45,. The upper end into a-beveledhead or wedgefi and the rod is held against -rotati'on by. any suitable means such as f'a pin 47 extending ithrough a slot in thesleeve 41:, Disposed in th e path of the upward movement of the hevele'd head V 16 is -a.rol ler -18 mounted on a studshaft- 4:9 projecting from the long upper arm of a bellcnani: lever50 whichis pivoted to the frame by --1neans1 oi a pin 51 ,positioned out of line with the rod 42. j

. V '95 of the rod -42 above the sleeve- 10 is formed The roller -18 is firmly held position 7 against a stop v52 supported on theplate 39 by .means of the tension spring 35 which is secured-at its lower end to the frame 35 and at its upper end .tothe .headplate 391 The return spring 55 may also assist in holding theroller 4:8 in position relative to thestop 52. The roller isso positioned that when the beveled head 16 is raisec'lto engage there- ,with, :both the roller and the arm 50 are forced outwardly until they reach an incline 53 on the stop 52 and are then snapped-upwardly by the'pressure of the springs 45 and 35 thusinstantaneously opening the steam inlet valve. A cushion spring 59:1nay V be provided toprevent shock or jar on the quick upward movement of the frame.

Mounted :on the lower arm of the lever 50 is i a roller 54 which, while the inlet valve isbei so s" rin 62. 'Extendin from each valve is a P a; g

28. Said collars are suitably spaced apart so that one will-beengaged by the projection to positively close thevalve and the other will beengaged to positively open the valve "at thedesired instant of time. 62' is of sufficient strengthto hold thevalve The spring 61 open against any pressure of escaping steam after it has once been opened by the lug 28. A check valve 64 indicated at Fig. 12 is preferably provided in the exhaust pipe 64 to retard the steam outlet-sufficiently to prevent violent return movement of the baflle plate. 1 i

The liquid forced from each cylinder 17 passes through a pair of conduits 65 extending through the bed-plate. Oneof the conduits'65 terminates in a post 66 and the other conduit 65 leadsto-a horizontally disposed connection which constitutes a side extension from a sleeve 67 This sleeve is provided with two pairs of oppositely disposed openings, one pair formed of an aperture 68 disposed vertically above the bore of the post 66 and the other pair formed of an ape11ture-69 disposed opposite the outlet from the side extension; These apertures constitute nozzles for directingthe liquid onto their respective motors; Slidably and rotatably mounted in the sleeve67 is a solid rod 70 forming a valve to control the nozzles 68 and 69 and having a plurality of sets of paralleltransversely positioned-passageways 71, there being one set for each of the nozzles. 'Either the passageways of one set are disposed at an angle to the passageways of the other set or the apertures are angularly disposed so that when one of the apertures is opened to one of its passage- 7 ways, the solid portion of the rod closes all of the passageways of-the other set. The

passageways havedifierent sized openings or bores to control the character of the streams through the nozzles. .The relative arrangement of the passageways in each set are preferably similar. In'case it is desired tochange the speed of the motor when on either direct or reverse drive, the valve rod 70 is moved longitudinally in the sleeve 67 to bring the different sized passage-ways into communication with the nozzles.

The position of the valve rods 70 controlling each set of nozzles is determined by a single actuating rod .72, so mounted as to be either rocked 'or moved longitudinally. Said rod 72 is connected to the valve rods 70 by means of connecting links 73,-which comprise yokes 74 which straddle the rod 72 and are connected thereto by pivot pins 75 and also comprising cams 76 engaging in longii tudinal slots 77 provided in the rods 70.

' In order to lock each of the rods 70 in set position, a portion of the top of each sleeve 67 is preferably formed of a locking or guiding plate 7 8 having a central longitudinal slot 79 and a plurality of oppositely dis posed slots 80, one for each of the passageways 71 in the rod and having the same relative arrangement as the passageways. Af-

fixed to each valve rod 70 and extending therefrom through the slots is a locking pin 81 The nozzles are so positioned relative to each other and to the slots that with the pin disposed in the central slot 79 both of the nozzles are closed by the solid rod, but when the rod is rocked to bring one of the passageways into communication with one of the nozzles, the pin is moved at the same time to fit into one of the transverse or lateral slots 80.

The operation of the engine is as fol lows I With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2, and with the cylinder to the right filled with liquid and'with suitable excessiv liquid in thewell at .thebottom of the casingthesteam or other elastic fluid under pressure is'admitted from asuitable supply not shown, to this cylinder. The pressure of the steam will be uniformly distributed over the liquid by the baffle plate 23 without injury to the liquid and will force the liquid through the outlet .21, the conduits 65 and the nozzle 'to drive the motor. As the liquid is forced out of the. cylinder, the bafile plate is driven downward carryingwith it the der below the baffle plate. The return movement of the baflle plate is regulated to the necessary extent by any suitable means as Immediately the V the spring check valve 64 in the exhaust pipe. The exhaust valve remains open, while the lever 28 rises being held in its open position by the spring 62 until it is positively closed.

As the baflle plate rises, the stem 26 engages the arm 43 on the rod 42 and carries same upward, compressing the spring 45 and forcing the head 46 into engagement with the roller 48. The wedging action of the head swings the lever 50 on its pivot until the roller 48 engages the; beveled surface 53 on the stop. 52, thus releasing the roller, whereupon the frame 35 that is operatively connected with the inlet valve 33 is snapped upward with a very rapid. movement, either or both of the springs 45 and 35*. Just before the inlet valve is open, however, the lug 28 of the lever 28 engages with the upper, collar 64 on the stemof the outlet valve, thus positively closing said valve against the tension of the spring 62. The upward and outward movement of the roller 48 causes the roller 54 to. swing into the path of the beveled surface 58 upon the plate or flange 57 connected to the baflle plate. As the baffle plate is forced downward by the steam, the beveled surface engages with said roller 54 and forces the same outward, thus positively closing the inlet valve and causing the roller 4:8 to resume its initial position below the stop 52.

The same cycle of operation occurs in each of the cylinders 17, but the steps preferably'occur in alternate order, so that a practically continuous stream of liquid will be forced against the motor, the liquid be- 7 ,ing forced from one cylinder While the other .cylinder is being filled.

, The nozzle control for-all of the cylinders is actuated from the single control rod 72, which extends outside the casing. By mov- V ing the rod 72 longitudinally, each of valves 7 0 .is'rocked about its axis to bring a set of transverse passage-ways 71 into communica' tion with its correspondingnozzles68 or 69, as the case maybe, thusoperating either the forward or reverse drive accordingly as desired. By rotating the rod 72, however,

the -.valve 70 is moved longitudinally to.

change thepassageways 71 so as to vary the characterof thestream passing through the nozzle. The arrangement of the passageways through the valve is such. that only one passagewaycan be opened at the same time/[either in the forward or reverse driving positions of the rod. The valve 70 is locked in position by causing. the pin 81 ,to seat in one ofthe slots 80.

' In my improved construction, the baffle plate 23 separates'the liquid from the steam or other expansive fluid so that a suitable degree of superheated steam may be utilized and any suitable liquid may be used without being disintegrated or destroyed. The bafiie plate not only acts to distribute uniformly the steam or other expansive fluid pressure over the entire head of the liquid piston, thus utilizing the full force of the expanding steam,,but also provides means for controllingthe fluid inlet and outlet valves and for refilling the cylinder with the liquid. In efi'ect,-thelevel of the liquid in thecylinder determines the operation of the valves so thatthe timing-of the valves is automatically regulated. 'The engine is governed from a single operating arm or lever which not only determines the size of thestream employed, but also determines whether the forward driving motor or the rev rs dr v n moto Shall-be tuat d e permits the streams to be diverted gradually from one to the other, thus changingthe direction of rotation of the. driven shaft. without shock or jar. It. will be. noted also that the passages through thecontrol valve may bepositioned so.-that,- streams may be directed against both the forward and the reverse driving motors, simultaneously, thus balancing the engineand bringing it to a standstill withoutstopping the liquid actuating mechanism. It is obviousalso that many changes within the knowledge of those skilled inthe art may be made in the par ticular mechanism herein shown and described, without departing from the invention, provided the means set forth in the following claims be employed.

Havingfthus described my invention,,I

claimz l 1. A fluid operated engine .comprislng a closed housing providing a liquid reservoir in the bottom thereof, a liquid insaid reservoir, a' Pelton wheel mounted within said housing, means for forcing the liquid against said wheel to rotate the same n either direction, said means lncludlng a cylsteam supply and manually controlled means extending .exteriorly ofthe casingjfor controlling the direction of -rotation of said Pelto-n wheel. 7 p K 2.- In a, device of the class ClGSCIl'b-Bd,l7lle combination of a cylinder, abaffle plate reciprocatingf in said cylinder and separating the same into a liquid chamber and a steam chamber,a.valve controlled inlet and a valve controlled outlet for said liquid chambena stem 1" extending from said baffle vplateto theoutside of; said cylinder, steam inlet and exhaust for said steam. chambenyalves cone trolling said inlet and exhaust,'and mechani cal connections between said stem ,andsteam controlling valves for timingthe opening of said valves. vI r i 3. In a fluid operated engine, liquid cylinder for dividing the same into a steam space and a liquidicontaining space, mechandrive including a cylinder, a bafile in said 7 ical means exteriorly oflthe. cylinder op-- cratively connected to said baflie and act: ng thereontoreturn the same to ltsnormal POSltlOIliI-lld an exhaust valve mecha- .nism having an element thereof disposed in the path oflmovement and adapted to be en: gaged by an element. of said ,mechanical means thereby to actuate the valve mecha- 4 In a device of the classdescribed, the combination of a cylinder, a baffle plate reciprocating in said cylinder and separating .and steam controlling valves for timing the opening of said valves, and means acting on said stem tending to returnthe pafiie plate .to its normal position when free of the steam pressure. .1

5. In a fluid operated engine, the combination with a motor and a liquiid for drivingthe'motor, of means fo-r'forcing the liquid against the motor comprising a cylinder adapted to contain the liquid, as baflie movable in said cylinder, a valve for admitting fluid under pressure. to said cylinder, valve operating mechanism, said mechanism including a plate upon a stem fixed to the b aille and projecting exteriorly of the cylinder for opening and closing said inlet valve as the plate approaches the limits of its movements; I

6. In a fluid operated engine, the combination with a motor and a liquid for driving said motor, of means for forcing said liquid against the motor comprising a cylinder having a valve controlled fluid inlet and outlet, a baffle plate fitting said cylinder, means controlled by said baffle Plate for operatlng the outlet valve, means "for automatically opening the inlet valve in predetermined position of the baflle plate and means acting on said valves tending to maintain themin set position.

7. In a fluid operated engine, the combination Witha motor and a liquid for driving the motor, of means for forcing said liquid against the motor comprising a cylinder provided with a valve controlled fluid inlet, a

movable bafli late in said cylinder, means for automatically opening said inlet, a trip mechanism normally holding said 'valvein its closed position and means controlled by said balile plate for actuating said 'trip mechanism to release the automatic valve opening mechanism.

8. In a fluid operated engine, a motor, a liquid for driving the motor, means for con trolling the liquid comprising a cylinder, a baflie plate reciprocating in said cylinder and forming a cover for the liquid, aliquid inlet and outlet to said cylinder at one side of said baffle plate, an inlet for the actuat ing fluid on the op ositeside of said b aille plate, and a spring BVBI COlltlQllBdBXterlOl of the cylinder-actingon said baffle plate to return the sameito, its initial positionand permitthe liquid to flow into said cylinder through said liquid inlet.

9. In a fluid operated engine, a motor, a. liquid for driving the motor, means for controlling the liquid comprising a cylinder, a baflie plate reciprocating in said cylinder, means for guiding said b-aflic plate in its reciprocatory movements, means for admitting an expansive fluid to said cylinder to move said baffle plate in one direction, and spring controlled meansinounted exteriorly of the cylin'der and energized by the movement of said'b afile plate, tending to return the battle plate to its initial position.

10. In a liquid operated engine, the combinationwith a motor, ofmeans for driving the liquid onto said motor, said means including a cylinder, a baffle plate reciprocating therein, a steam inlet and exhaust to said cylinder, a valve controlling the exhaust and normally closin the same, a lever actuated by said baffle plate, a valve stem connected to said valve, said lever being adaptedto engage said stem to open said valve.

11. In a fluid operated engine, a motor, means fordriving the liquid against the motor, said means including a cylinder, a baflie plate in said cylinder, said cylinder having an inlet and an outlet for the fluid on one side of the bafiie plate, normally closed valves for said inlet and outlet actuated by said bafiie plate and independent of the liquid level in the cylinderand a liquid inlet on the other side of the baflie plate adapted to ad mit liquid into the cylinder, said baffle plate preventing said fluid from commingling with the liquid.

12. In aliquid driven motor, means for driving the liquid comprising a cylinder, a baflie plate mounted for reciprocatory movement in the cylinder, mechanical means exteriorly of the cylinder for moving the bailie plate in one direction to introduce the liduid into said cylinder, said baffle plate controlling the admission of steam to the cylinder to expelthe liquid from the cylinder and energize said mechanically actuated means and valves actuated independently of the liquid level in the cylinder for controlling the admission of steam to the cylinder. 13. In a liquid driven engine, a motor, a liquid piston toy actuating said motor, and means for actuating said liquid piston, said means including a cylinder, a loafile in the cylinder forming a head tothe end of the piston remote from the motor and provided with an extension projecting exteriorly of the cylinder, a steam inlet port opening into the cylinder to one side of the axis thereof for directing steam on said head, means adapted to be engaged by said projecting extensionforregulating the admission of and means to operate it. p

14. In a liquid driven engine, a cylinder, a

baffle plate therein dividing the cylinder baffle plate.

15. In a liquid actuated engine, a motor, a nozzle control for directing a liquid onto said motor, said nozzle control comprising a sleeve having a pair of transversely disposed openings therein, one of'said openingsconstituting a nozzle for directing a stream on said motor, and the other of saidopenings adapted to form a' communication with a liquid supply conduit, a valve rod mounted for rotary movement in said sleeve and having a plurality, of passageways extending transversely therethrough and means for bringing one of said passageways into position to form a fluid communication between said openings and means for shifting therod longitudinally to b-ringanother of said passageways into position to form another fluid communication between said openings. f

16. valve control for fiuiddriven engines comprising a sleeve having two'pairs of oppositely disposed openings therein, said pairs being angularly disposed relative to each other, a valve rod rotatably mounted in said tube having a plurality of sets of transversely extending passageways therethroruIgh, one set for each of said pairs of A openings, and means for rotating said valve rod to bring one of said transverse passageway-s into position to form a liquid commu nication between a pair of'said openings and to close theother of said openings, means for shifting said rod'into position to close both pairs ofsaid openings, and means for looking said valve rod in position. 17. A valve control for fluid driven en g'ines comprising [a sleeve having a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed openings therein, said pairs being angularly disposed relative to each other, a valve rod rotatably mounted in said sleeve having aplurality of sets of transversely extending passage-ways therethrough, one set, consisting of a plurality of different size passageways, for each of said pairs of openings, and means for rotating said valve rod tobring one of said transverse passage ways into position to form a fluid communication between a pair of said openings and to close the other of said openings. V

18. A nozzle control for fluid drivcnengines, comprising a sleeve having a pair of transversely extending passageways therethrough and'meansfor sliding said'rod lon gitudinally to bring said passage-ways into position to form a liquid communication be tween said openings, and for rotating said rod when in any position to close communication therethrough. V

19. In a liquid driven engine, a pair'of spaced supports, a motor comprising a Pelton wheel having its hub 'journaled in said supports, a shaft mounted in said supports independently ofsaid wheel andextending 7 ing connecting said ,shaft with said hub thereby to drive said shaft, 7 V

21. In a fluid driven engine, a motor comprising a plurality of Pelton wheels having "hollow hubs coupled together to form ,a.

housing, a plurality'of separated shaft sections in said housing, and (a differential gearing between the adjacent'ends of'sai'd shaft sections supported by the hubsof said wheels. I a i r '22. Ina fluid driven engine, a. cylinder, a steam inlet valve for said cylinder, mechanism for opening said valve, comprising a slidably mounted frame, a spring, a rod controlled by the spring, a stop interposed ,in the line of movement'of said rod, bafiie plate within the cylinder, means attached to the baffle plate for moving said rod and compressing said spring, and means for moving Said stop out of the path of said rod to permit the spring to move said frame and open thevalve.

23. Ina fluid operated engine, "the combination of a valve, a means for operating said valve comprising a slidably mounted frame, provided with -a pair of spaced sleeves, a spring controlled rod slidably mounted in said sleeves, said rod having a pin movable in the space between" said sleeves, a stop adapted to intercept the movement of said rod and meansadapted to move said rod into engagementwith said stop to remove the same from itsintercepting-post ioo tion and meansacting on said franie tojactir bination "with a movable member subjected directly to the force of the fiuid, a valve controlling the inlet for the fluid, a trip mechanism foractuating said valve comprising a spring energized by saidfluid actuated member, and a tr p locking neansincluding a lever adapted to be moved to its unlocking position by saidjspring, and adapted to be moved to its lockingposition' by the movement of said fluid actuated member.

25. In a fluid operated engine, a member driven in one direction by the fluid, spring 7 controlled means driving said member in the opposite direction, a valve controlling the fluid inlet, valve actuating devlce including a shiftable mechanism, means independent j movement of said member in one direction,

said member having a free movement prior to its engagement with said mechanism.

26. In a fluid operated engine, a plate driven in one direction by the fluid, a spring for driving said plate in the opposite direction, a valve controlling the inlet of said fluid, mechanism "automatically actuating said valve, means for locking said mechanism, means for moving said ocking means into inoperative position-when the plate is driven by the spring and means for movlng said locking means into operative position when the plate is driven by the fluid.

27. In a fluid operated engine, a station ary post, a head plate and a stop carried by said head plate, a member driven by the fluid in one direction, automatic means for moving said member in the opposite direction, a valve controlling mechanism slldably mounted on said post, a means normally interposed between said mechanism and said stop for locking said mechanism from move- -1nent in one direction, and means carried by said member for moving said locking means into inoperative position. V

28. In a fluid operated engine, means for controlling the fluid comprising a post and a head plate, a frame slidably mounted on said post, said frame including a pair of spaced sleeves, a spring controlled rod slidably mounted in said sleeves, said rod having a beveled head, a lever fulcrumed to said frame, a roller carried by one arm of said lever andnormally disposed in the path of movement ofsaid beveled head, a stop carried by the plate tending to resist the movement of said lever and frame in one direction, and means for forcing said head into engagement with said roller to displace same relative to said stop, and means for automatically moving the frame on said 29. In a fluid operated engine, the combination with a movable member driven by the fluid, a valve controlling the fluid inlet, an actuating mechanism for the valve including a supporting post, a frame slidably mounted on said post and connected to the Valve, so that the movement of the frame actuates the valve, a rod slidably mounted in said frame, a spring disposed between said rod and frame, said rod designed to be engaged by said movable member to place the spring under tension and means for delaying the release of said spring until the same is under tension, said spring when released designed to shift the frame and actuate the valve.

30. In a fluid operated engine, the combination with a movable member driven by the fluid, a valve controlling the fluid inlet, an actuating mechanism for the valve including a supporting post, a frame slidably mounted on said post and connected to the valve, so that the movement of the frame actuates the Valve, a rod slidably mounted in said frame, a spring disposed between said rod and frame, said rod designed to be engaged by said movable member to place the spring under tension, means for delaying the release of said spring until the same is under tension, said spring when released designed to shift the frame and actuate the valve and resilient means for cushioning the movement of said frame.

31. In a fluid operated engine, the com.- bination with a movable member driven by the fluid, a valve controlling the fluid inlet, an actuating mechanism for the valve including a supporting post, a frame slidably mounted on said post and connected to the valve, so that the movement of the frame actuates the valve, a rod slidably mounted in said frame, a spring disposed between said rod and frame, said rod designed to be engaged by said movable member to place the spring under tension, and a member disposed in the path of movement of said rod when acted upon by the spring for delaying the movement of the rod until the spring has acquired a definite tension, said spring when released designed to "shift the frame and actuate the valve.

This specification signed and witnessed this 25th day of April, A. D. 1913.

ENOCH REOTOR.

Signed in the presence of- M. J. Coornn, DOROTHY Dawns.

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